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How to get a backlink from public-apis

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Open submit page on github.com/public-apis/public-apis (opens in a new tab)

In short

What you get
A listing page on public-apis (“GitHub list entry”)
Link type
Unknown. We have no record of it; check once your listing is live.
Cost
Free.
Time
About 10 minutes of your own work, plus whatever review the site runs.
Requirements
Open a pull request adding one public API with auth, HTTPS and CORS details in the table format. Conditions apply.
Submission path
Not yet checked by us. Our note: “Site's own page seen 2026-11-05”.Official page we read (opens in a new tab)

Before you submit

  • Open the submit page first and confirm the form still exists: we have not tried this path ourselves.
  • Once your listing is live, inspect the link's rel attribute: our record of the link type is unconfirmed.

How to submit to public-apis

  1. Get your material ready

    Open a pull request adding one public API with auth, HTTPS and CORS details in the table format.

  2. Meet the site's conditions

    Read public-apis's stated conditions below and make sure your entry meets them.

  3. Submit on github.com/public-apis/public-apis

    Open the submission page on github.com/public-apis/public-apis and complete its form — that is the "Open submit page" link at the top of this page.

    Open the submit page on github.com/public-apis/public-apis (opens in a new tab)

Conditions and cautions

  • public-apis's stated conditions

    A free tier is required; one API per PR. Marketing-style PRs are rejected.

Alternatives to public-apis

Developer registries with a similar value score, in the same order as the category page.